Biography:Born in Moscow, Alexander Archipenko moved to Paris in 1908 where he first encountered the Cubist movement through his interaction with Leger. He soon adopted the movementís style, becoming one of its leading sculptors. His reputation grew in France and across Europe, notably Germany before World War I interrupted his career. In 1921, he re-entered the art scene with a successful solo exhibition in the United States. Archipenko spent the following two years in Berlin before moving to the United States, gaining citizenship in 1928. He taught across the country, but mainly in New York City where he ran a sculpture school from 1939 until his death in 1964.

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Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso lived in Paris between 1906 and 1915, becoming friends with artists
such as Modigliani, Gris, Brancusi, Archipenko and Boccio...

National Museum of Fine Arts:From Picasso to Keith HaringThe artworks, mostly donated by collectors and artists before and after the Revolution, includes a room dedicated to the US art from the Reagan era, which were donated in 1984 by†50 american artists. It contains among others, an outstanding piece ... Esso Gallery:Carlo Nangeroni: Works 1944 Ė 2005In the 1950s, there was a fairly intense artistic exchange between Italy and the U.S. (in particular, on the Rome-New York axis), but Nangeroniís experience of the Italian-American connection began earlier and was more extensive than simply travel...